Pediatrics Review for EM In Service Exam - University at Buffalo ...
Pediatrics Review for EM In Service Exam - University at Buffalo ...
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Case #8<br />
• Varicella is caused by a herpes virus, th<strong>at</strong> has<br />
become rel<strong>at</strong>ively uncommon due to vaccin<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• Usually presents with prodromal illness and the<br />
characteristic rash appears with 24 hours of the<br />
prodrome<br />
• Rash is characteristically vesicular in n<strong>at</strong>ure and<br />
presents in “crops”,, thus there will always be<br />
lesions of various ages on one p<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
• Rash usually starts on the upper trunk, face or<br />
neck and spread centripedally<br />
• IT ALWAYS is pruritic
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